Those lost during Hurricane Ian, both in Cuba and the US. One of the top 5 costliest and strongest hurricanes, to hit the US, Ian took at least 30 lives, with more likely coming. While the actual hurricane was at the end of Q3 the death toll will be climbing still as more are found and more succumb to the after effects of the storm.
My great aunt better went in for a lung transplant and they cut her aorta valve during the surgery. They had to do open heart surgery as well as the lung transplant. Her body could not recover from the trauma. Passed away a month ago. Closer than most great aunts as her 2 grandkids are in my parents custody.
@riceatusc I’m so sorry to hear about your great aunt! You’ve got my deepest sympathies! I’m sitting here tearing up and speechless as the whole transplant thing is our reality right now. Healing prayers and peace for you and your family.
Sacheen Littlefeather
Known for delivering Marlon Brando’s Oscar rejection speech in 1973, dies at 75.
She was blacklisted for over 50 years for representing the actor at the 1973 Academy Awards, when The Academy formally apologized to the Native American activist and former actress in June 2022.
Sacheen Littlefeather (Apache/Yaqui/Ariz.), the Native American actress and activist who took to the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards to reveal that Marlon Brando would not accept his Oscar for The Godfather, has died. She was 75.
Brando had decided to boycott the March 1973 Oscars in protest of how Native Americans were portrayed onscreen as well as to pay tribute to the ongoing occupation at Wounded Knee, in which 200 members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) faced off against thousands of U.S. marshals and other federal agents in the South Dakota town.
On a serious note, she paved the way for women comedians of the ironic and sardonic schools of humor (like her peer, George Carlin), who also embraced their sexuality (some more than others). Comedians like Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer, Lisa Lampanelli, Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, and many others.
@mike808 And, even more impressive, she did it with an accordion, arguably one of the least sexy instruments out there. Unless, of course, you’re talking Zydeco.
Note: This technically belongs under Q3 (he passed in August), but i just found out about it. You’d think this would have been bigger news, since his invention has been making a comeback recently, thanks to “Stranger Things” & general 80s nostalgia.
From The Manchurian Candidate (the Sinatra produced version, released Oct 1962), which was pulled from the market by Sinatra for many years after the Kennedy assassination.
Both the film and Lansbury’s performance are masterpieces.
The only reason that Lansbury didn’t win the Oscar for her work in this film was that she had to compete against Patty Duke’s performance as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker; as Duke’s Keller role had been Oscar-nominated as a supporting actor role, which it was not.
(The studio wanted the two leads [Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft] not to compete with each other for the Oscar actress awards.)
The Academy voted “sentimental and popular”, as expected, for the Helen Keller biopic actors, in their categories.
Here, Lansbury plays the role of the mother of lead actor Lawrence Harvey (tho they were born only 3 years apart.)
This is considered one of the truly convincing examples of big-screen psychopathy.
Some people call her performance here “Murder, She Spoke”.
This scene was supposedly shot in one take, as both actors were ill, and the performance was stellar.
@f00l@Kyeh I hadn’t realized she was in this version of the film, since I’ve never seen it, but it’s currently available to stream for free on Tubi, so it looks like now is my chance!
Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame closer who developed the split-finger fastball and had a stellar career with the Cubs and Cardinals, ending it up with my Braves.
RIP buddy ️️️
@Kyeh Saw him live three times, once sitting in the front row. Had to watch one of his stand up shows last night. RIP Gallagher. Thanks for the laughs!
@callow I saw a performance of STOMP once and they gave plastic ponchos to the first two rows because one of the dances was on a wet stage. We were safe in the balcony. https://stomponline.com/
Robert Clary, best known for playing Corporal Louis LeBeau in the Hogan’s Heros series, passed away yesterday at the age of 96. He was the last surviving cast member of that series.
Clary (born Robert Max Widerman) survived imprisonment in Ottmuth and Buchenwald concentration camps during World War 2, was one of only four of fourteen siblings to survive the Holocaust. He sang and entertained the guards and had been in good physical condition, which may have been part of the reason he survived.
@chienfou@duodec That is something!
Kenneth Washington (center) is the last survivor. He was only in the last season of Hogan’s Heroes which ran from 65-71.
@callow@duodec
The wiki for the show has already been updated to show that RC passed on 11.16.22 and Washington is the last man standing…
Original obit/article probably only looked at the OG cast.
@OldCatLady I saw Fleetwood Mac in concert once. There was a small circus like tent to the right side of the stage. It’s where Stevie Nicks changed clothes and she changed four times. Christine changed clothes only once. Stevie was wearing four inch spiked heels. Christine wore flats and still towered over her.
Here’s a general obituary & a more personal remembrance below it from a friend. I didn’t realize he was a co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con. He was only 71.
While not famous, keep the family of 7 year old Athena Strand in your thoughts and prayers. She was abducted and murdered last Wednesday by a contract Fedex driver in North Texas.
I don’t know why this child’s senseless murder has bothered me so. When reading posts that her family made about her. Her favorite color was pink and when she grew up, she wanted to be a viking princess.
So maybe she was one of us and we just didn’t know it.
May her memory be a blessing and swift justice occurs for her murderer.
Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” to “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 85.
Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that once ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, died on Sunday. She was 96.
@Kyeh That’s weird, i didn’t even get a notice about a limited number of articles, so i thought it was free & clear. Thanks for posting an alternate link in case anyone else has trouble with it.
Saw him with the New York Cosmos late 70s-80s against the Rowdies when the NASL was a thing. Truly a sight to behold. Thanks for the memories and RIP ️
@Kyeh I just ran into the Rolling Stone paywall myself on another article, maybe they allow only one freebie per person. I’ll make a mental note to avoid posting their links in the future. Thanks for the heads up!
@Kyeh I don’t think it’s only certain articles because after getting blocked on the other article, i went back to click on the Pelé obit & i was blocked on that one this time. Weird. Usually, they at least tell you how many free views you get, i guess they like being mysterious & unpredictable…“edgy,” if you will!
@f00l That she did. It was sad to hear a good friend of hers talking on the news about how she had withdrawn from contact with everyone but her family after she was forced to retire. She was so dedicated & devoted to her career that she was never quite the same once it ended.
Those lost during Hurricane Ian, both in Cuba and the US. One of the top 5 costliest and strongest hurricanes, to hit the US, Ian took at least 30 lives, with more likely coming. While the actual hurricane was at the end of Q3 the death toll will be climbing still as more are found and more succumb to the after effects of the storm.
@chienfou
Let’s not forget our fellow 25+ US citizens in Puerto Rico that perished in Hurricane Fiona.
https://abc7chicago.com/hurricane-fiona-2022-puerto-rico-death-toll/12282843/
@mike808
Absolutely true, but that belongs in last quarter…
Count has now topped the 100 mark…
My uncle… my friend. We lost him Sept. 14.
I still can’t wrap my head… or my heart… around it.
William (Bill) Long.
@Tadlem43 I’m so sorry!
@Kyeh @Tadlem43
RIP… Sorry for your loss.
@chienfou @Kyeh Thank you.
@Tadlem43 Condolences to you and your family, may his memory be a comfort to all of you.
@ircon96 Thank you.
@Tadlem43
: (. V sorry to hear.
I hope your family are doing ok, considering your loss.
@f00l Thank you.
My great aunt better went in for a lung transplant and they cut her aorta valve during the surgery. They had to do open heart surgery as well as the lung transplant. Her body could not recover from the trauma. Passed away a month ago. Closer than most great aunts as her 2 grandkids are in my parents custody.
@riceatusc That’s so sad - my deepest condolences.
@riceatusc So sorry to hear that, what a terrible turn of events. My sympathies to you & yours.
@riceatusc
Oh man. And sounds like an unexpected outcome when everyone thought her life would improve.
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@riceatusc I’m so sorry to hear about your great aunt! You’ve got my deepest sympathies!
I’m sitting here tearing up and speechless as the whole transplant thing is our reality right now. Healing prayers and peace for you and your family. 
I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope your family can find comfort.
Sacheen Littlefeather
Known for delivering Marlon Brando’s Oscar rejection speech in 1973, dies at 75.
She was blacklisted for over 50 years for representing the actor at the 1973 Academy Awards, when The Academy formally apologized to the Native American activist and former actress in June 2022.
Sacheen Littlefeather (Apache/Yaqui/Ariz.), the Native American actress and activist who took to the stage at the 1973 Academy Awards to reveal that Marlon Brando would not accept his Oscar for The Godfather, has died. She was 75.
Hollywood Reporter
Brando had decided to boycott the March 1973 Oscars in protest of how Native Americans were portrayed onscreen as well as to pay tribute to the ongoing occupation at Wounded Knee, in which 200 members of the American Indian Movement (AIM) faced off against thousands of U.S. marshals and other federal agents in the South Dakota town.
Loretta Lynn, true country music legend and Coal Miner’s Daughter
April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022
https://musicrow.com/2022/10/breaking-legendary-loretta-lynn-passes-1/
/image Loretta Lynn
NPR Fresh Air interview 2010. Interesting perspective and insights into her life and songs.
https://www.npr.org/2010/11/10/131097120/loretta-lynn-after-strife-a-full-life
Judy Tenuta, iconic stand-up comedian, Love Goddess, Petite Flower & proponent of Judyism, 72
https://news.yahoo.com/judy-tenuta-brash-goddess-love-230132473.html
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/judy-tenuta-dead-comic-love-goddess-1235395737/
She was a funny broad, for a hot chick. RIP.
On a serious note, she paved the way for women comedians of the ironic and sardonic schools of humor (like her peer, George Carlin), who also embraced their sexuality (some more than others). Comedians like Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, Amy Schumer, Lisa Lampanelli, Nikki Glaser, Natasha Leggero, and many others.
@mike808 And, even more impressive, she did it with an accordion, arguably one of the least sexy instruments out there. Unless, of course, you’re talking Zydeco.
Charles Fuller, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright & Oscar-nominated screenwriter, 83
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126807545/playwright-charles-fuller-dies-83
E. Bryant Crutchfield, inventor of the Trapper Keeper, 85
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/30/1120126860/remembering-the-man-behind-the-trapper-keeper
Note: This technically belongs under Q3 (he passed in August), but i just found out about it. You’d think this would have been bigger news, since his invention has been making a comeback recently, thanks to “Stranger Things” & general 80s nostalgia.
Art Laboe, pioneering DJ, coined the phrase, “oldie but goodie,” 97.
He worked right up until the end, producing his final show last week, which aired Sunday, Oct 9. He passed on Friday, Oct 7.
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/10/1127926188/dj-art-laboe-la-california-oldies-but-goodies-dies
Angela Lansbury, legendary actress of stage, film & TV, 96
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/angela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-1235239215/
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/angela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-beauty-and-the-beast-1235399636/
She died in her sleep 5 days shy of her 97th birthday. RIP, Jessica Fletcher.
@ircon96
One of my all-time favorites!
@ircon96
“Treguna mekoides trecorum satis dee”.
@ircon96 @Kyeh
Another side of Angela Lansbury:
From The Manchurian Candidate (the Sinatra produced version, released Oct 1962), which was pulled from the market by Sinatra for many years after the Kennedy assassination.
Both the film and Lansbury’s performance are masterpieces.
The only reason that Lansbury didn’t win the Oscar for her work in this film was that she had to compete against Patty Duke’s performance as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker; as Duke’s Keller role had been Oscar-nominated as a supporting actor role, which it was not.
(The studio wanted the two leads [Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft] not to compete with each other for the Oscar actress awards.)
The Academy voted “sentimental and popular”, as expected, for the Helen Keller biopic actors, in their categories.
Here, Lansbury plays the role of the mother of lead actor Lawrence Harvey (tho they were born only 3 years apart.)
This is considered one of the truly convincing examples of big-screen psychopathy.
Some people call her performance here “Murder, She Spoke”.
This scene was supposedly shot in one take, as both actors were ill, and the performance was stellar.
Notice how long Lansbury goes without blinking.
@f00l @Kyeh I hadn’t realized she was in this version of the film, since I’ve never seen it, but it’s currently available to stream for free on Tubi, so it looks like now is my chance!
@f00l @ircon96 @Kyeh
My wife saw this production of Sweeney Todd when it toured into chicago.
@duodec @f00l @ircon96 Lucky!
Bruce Sutter, Hall of Fame closer who developed the split-finger fastball and had a stellar career with the Cubs and Cardinals, ending it up with my Braves.
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RIP buddy
https://www.mlb.com/news/bruce-sutter-dies
RIP Robbie Coltrane.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63261204
@FreePasta Hagrid, you will be missed.
@FreePasta He was great in everything he did, but i especially loved him in “Cracker.” RIP, Fitz.
@FreePasta
Our beloved BirdGoat, @Walterbird. May he rest in peace
Leslie Jordan, 67, beloved character actor, best known for Will & Grace (for which he won an Emmy) and American Horror Story.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/obituaries-people-news/leslie-jordan-dead-will-and-grace-american-horror-story-1235412784/
@ircon96
Oh, no! He was delightful.
@Kyeh That’s the perfect adjective for him, he was always one of my favorites! A genuine treasure.
@ircon96 WHY are we losing so many good comedians? We really need them right now! Meanwhile Why can’t the villains of the world start dropping off?
@Kyeh Amen. It’s like some Dantean circle of hell!
Jerry Lee Lewis, singer-pianist, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer & country musician, 87
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jerry-lee-lewis-dead-singer-great-balls-of-fire-1235415340/
Vince Dooley. Georgia Bulldogs winningest coach.
RIP and Go Dawgs
https://www.dawgnation.com/football/vince-dooley-georgia-football-obituary/J3KRR32ODNBJVFSA4WZEWZG7XU/
D.H. Peligro – a longtime drummer for the Dead Kennedys – has died after hitting his head in what seems to be an accidental fall
https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/29/dead-kennedys-drumer-dh-peligro-dead-dies-falls-head-bathroom/
Aaron Carter
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/entertainment/aaron-carter-obit/index.html
Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian, dead at 76
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/11/entertainment/gallagher-comic-dead/index.html
@Kyeh Saw him live three times, once sitting in the front row. Had to watch one of his stand up shows last night. RIP Gallagher. Thanks for the laughs!
@callow Did they give you raincoats to protect your clothes from watermelon juice?
@Kyeh Caesars Atlantic City gave plastic ponchos to the people up close. Chocolate milk goes good! I found cottage cheese in my pocket after the show.
@callow
I saw a performance of STOMP once and they gave plastic ponchos to the first two rows because one of the dances was on a wet stage. We were safe in the balcony. https://stomponline.com/
@Kyeh At first I thought you were going to say because of the dancers sweat!
@callow Ha! There was probably some of that too.
Kevin Conroy, THE voice of Batman in Batman the Animated Series, and the best Batman bar none, has passed away at the age of 66, from cancer.
NPR
He also voiced the Batman and Bruce Wayne in numerous additional animated movies and series.
Robert Clary, best known for playing Corporal Louis LeBeau in the Hogan’s Heros series, passed away yesterday at the age of 96. He was the last surviving cast member of that series.
Clary (born Robert Max Widerman) survived imprisonment in Ottmuth and Buchenwald concentration camps during World War 2, was one of only four of fourteen siblings to survive the Holocaust. He sang and entertained the guards and had been in good physical condition, which may have been part of the reason he survived.
@duodec
crazy that he survived the Holocaust and then played in a comedy about a German POW camp!
@chienfou @duodec That is something!
Kenneth Washington (center) is the last survivor. He was only in the last season of Hogan’s Heroes which ran from 65-71.
@callow @chienfou thank you for that. Source I was looking at was obviously wrong. Mr Washington is a youngster compared to the others.
@callow @duodec
The wiki for the show has already been updated to show that RC passed on 11.16.22 and Washington is the last man standing…
Original obit/article probably only looked at the OG cast.
@chienfou @duodec I think most all of the main characters in Hogan’s Heroes had some direct connection to the war. Some interesting stories there.
Irene Cara, 63, Oscar & Grammy-winning singer/actress, best known for “Fame” & “Flashdance.”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/irene-cara-dead-singer-actress-flashdance-1235269900/
@ircon96 She was so dazzling! I didn’t realize all the other things she did besides Fame and Flashdance (just read the write-up and learned.)
@Kyeh Yes, she was pretty amazing, and way too young to leave us, sadly.
Clarence Gilyard, 66, TV & film actor, author, professor
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/clarence-gilyard-walker-texas-ranger-actor-dead-die-hard-1235271075/
@ircon96 Just saw a Walker, Texas Ranger episode with him in it; first time in years I’ve caught an episode of the show. He was a fine actor.
@duodec I’ve never seen that show, so i think i remember him most as Theo, the hacker with the “charming personality” in Die Hard. Merry Christmas!
Christine McVie, of Fleetwood Mac fame, has died after a short illness. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/entertainment/christine-mcvie-obit/index.html
@OldCatLady
Another write-up: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/30/fleetwood-macs-christine-mcvie-dies-at-age-79
Also: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/christine-mcvie-fleetwood-mac-dead-obtuary-1234638903/
@OldCatLady I saw Fleetwood Mac in concert once. There was a small circus like tent to the right side of the stage. It’s where Stevie Nicks changed clothes and she changed four times. Christine changed clothes only once. Stevie was wearing four inch spiked heels. Christine wore flats and still towered over her.
Greg Bear, science fiction author and frequent Guest Of Honor at conventions; I have not yet dug out the details.
Here’s a general obituary & a more personal remembrance below it from a friend. I didn’t realize he was a co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con. He was only 71.
https://gizmodo.com/obituary-greg-bear-sci-fi-author-1849806303
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/reflecting-on-the-life-of-greg-bear-who-he-was-and-what-he-is/
@werehatrack Oh damn. He was a great GoH, a joy on panels, and a fine writer. Thanks for posting.
Gaylord Perry, 84, Major League pitcher, 2-time Cy Young Award winner
https://apnews.com/article/sports-baseball-gaylord-perry-dies-d200839a40ef7076ae46dd105aa44ce7
Brad William Henke, 56, former NFL player turned actor, known for “Orange Is the New Black” & “Justified”
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/brad-william-henke-dead-orange-is-the-new-black-1235447508/
Bob McGrath, original ‘Sesame Street’ cast member, dead at 90
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/04/entertainment/bob-mcgrath-obit/index.html
Joyce Bryant, 95, trailblazing singer, stage performer & civil rights activist, known as “The Black Marilyn Monroe” & “The Bronze Blonde Bombshell”
https://www.ebony.com/acclaimed-singer-joyce-bryant-passes-away-at-95/
For a more detailed bio of a fascinating woman:
https://www.essence.com/culture/joyce-bryant-obituary/
Nick Bollettieri, 91, pioneering tennis coach of many top-ranked players & founder of the sport’s first year-round, live-in academy
https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/nick-bollettieri-force-of-nature-and-tennis-academy-pioneer-dies-at-91
While not famous, keep the family of 7 year old Athena Strand in your thoughts and prayers. She was abducted and murdered last Wednesday by a contract Fedex driver in North Texas.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/05/us/athena-strand-kidnapping-killing-students-wear-pink/index.html
I don’t know why this child’s senseless murder has bothered me so. When reading posts that her family made about her. Her favorite color was pink and when she grew up, she wanted to be a viking princess.
So maybe she was one of us and we just didn’t know it.
May her memory be a blessing and swift justice occurs for her murderer.
@ironcheftoni So horrifying.
Kirstie Alley, 71, Emmy-winning actor, best known for her role in the sitcom, “Cheers”
https://variety.com/2022/tv/obituaries-people-news/kirstie-alley-dead-cheers-look-whos-talking-1235451006/
@ircon96 I hadn’t heard of this yet, I was just reading about her last week and it was before she passed. So sad.
Noodle the pug, 14, TikTok star, canine “mood ring” during the pandemic; sadly, it’s a no-bones day.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1140591128/tiktok-star-noodle-pug-dies-dog-no-bones
Grant Wahl, sports writer. Collapsed and died during a World Cup match he was covering.
Soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup match in Qatar
https://foxsports.onelink.me/SY6x/f765tdvw
Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” to “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 85.
Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, the so-called last Hawaiian princess whose lineage included the royal family that once ruled the islands and an Irish businessman who became one of Hawaii’s largest landowners, died on Sunday. She was 96.
@chienfou
The islands seem to have foreseen this.
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa/mauna-loa-eruption-webpage
Dancer Stephen tWitch Boss, suicide at 40.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40-dancer-dj-ellen-show/
I remember him from SYTYCD years ago. I couldn’t stop watching this one.
/image Stephen tWitch Boss
Los Angeles’ most famous mountain lion, P22. He resided in the hills of Griffith Park.
https://wildlife.ca.gov/News/mountain-lion-p-22-compassionately-euthanized-following-complete-health-evaluation-results
@narfcake
I was afraid he wasn’t going to make it.
Drew Griffin, 60, award-winning investigative journalist
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/us/drew-griffin-obit-invs/index.html
Pelé, 82, Brazilian sports legend, known as “The King of Soccer”
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/pele-soccer-dead-obituary-1234651612/
@ircon96 I was just looking for this thread to post this. Rolling Stone has their article paywalled…
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/29/pele-obituary
@Kyeh That’s weird, i didn’t even get a notice about a limited number of articles, so i thought it was free & clear. Thanks for posting an alternate link in case anyone else has trouble with it.
@ircon96 It’s the first time I’ve had that happen on Rolling Stone - maybe it’s new?
Saw him with the New York Cosmos late 70s-80s against the Rowdies when the NASL was a thing. Truly a sight to behold. Thanks for the memories and RIP
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@Kyeh I just ran into the Rolling Stone paywall myself on another article, maybe they allow only one freebie per person. I’ll make a mental note to avoid posting their links in the future. Thanks for the heads up!
@ircon96 Oddly, I was able to view a different article on Google last night. Maybe only some of them are paywalled?
@Kyeh I don’t think it’s only certain articles because after getting blocked on the other article, i went back to click on the Pelé obit & i was blocked on that one this time. Weird. Usually, they at least tell you how many free views you get, i guess they like being mysterious & unpredictable…“edgy,” if you will!
@ircon96 Irritating!
Barbara Walters, 93, trailblazing broadcast journalist
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/barbara-walters-trailblazing-tv-icon-dies-93-41435083
@ircon96
Wow. She was one of those people who I thought might have a media career that lasted appprox forever.
I guess she kinda did.
@f00l That she did. It was sad to hear a good friend of hers talking on the news about how she had withdrawn from contact with everyone but her family after she was forced to retire. She was so dedicated & devoted to her career that she was never quite the same once it ended.
@f00l @ircon96
I’ve been watching her my whole life, guess most of us can say that though!
This is the first I’m hearing of her passing, very sad!
@f00l @Lynnerizer So true, she was the definition of a cultural fixture, if ever there was one!
Dame Vivienne Westwood, 81, iconic British fashion designer, an original architect of the punk aesthetic
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/vivienne-westwood-dead-british-fashion-designer-punk-icon-dies-1235288777/
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany), 95
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/31/898524253/pope-benedict-xvi-dies
Anita Pointer, 74, singer, member of the Pointer Sisters
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/anita-pointer-pointer-sisters-dead-74-2023-01-01/
Jeremiah Green, 45, Modest Mouse drummer
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/01/entertainment/jeremiah-green-obit-trnd/index.html